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Büyük Mecmua
''Büyük Mecmua'' was a magazine which was briefly published in the Ottoman Empire during the Independence War between 1919 and 1920. It is one of the many publications that were launched and edited by Turkish journalist couple Sabiha and Zekeriya Sertel. History and profile The first issue of ''Büyük Mecmua'' which was headquartered in Cağaloğlu, İstanbul, appeared on 6 March 1919. Sabiha and Zekeriya Sertel were among the founders of the magazine which aimed to raise the awareness among people about the significance of unity and support for the Independence War. The magazine adopted a laicist and modernist approach. The license holder for the first seven issues were Zekeriya Sertel. He was imprisoned due to his articles published in ''Büyük Mecmua'' which criticised the Ottoman authorities due to their inability to stop invasion of the country by the Western countries. Following Zekeriya Sertel's imprisonment the license holder became his wife, Sabiha Sertel. The pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zekeriya Sertel
Zekeriya Sertel, also known as Mehmet Zekeriya Sertel, (1890–1980) was a Turkish journalist. He is the first director of state press department and founder and editor of various periodicals. From 1950 to 1980 Sertel lived in exile. Early life and education Zekeriya Sertel was born in Ustrumca, Macedonia (country), Macedonia, Ottoman Empire, in 1890. He graduated from law faculty of Istanbul University. Then he studied sociology at Sorbonne University and journalism at Columbia University. Career One of his earliest journalist activities was the establishment of a satirical magazine, ''Diken (magazine), Diken'', together with Sedat Simavi in 1918. Next year Zekeriya Sertel and his colleagues founded a weekly magazine entitled ''Büyük Mecmua'' (meaning ''the Big Review'' in English). He and his wife, Sabiha Sertel, Sabiha, lived in New York City until 1923 where Zekeriya studied journalism at Columbia University and Sabiha attended the New York School of Social Work. They were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |